Chapter 34


    After hearing that, Zoe recalled the scene she witnessed in the ward by chancest night and she was


    hesitating whether to tell Leanna about how that b*stard kissed her while she was fast asleep.


    As such, she decided to test the waters first. "I saw Aidan yesterday. Did he say anything to you?"


    Leanna felt helpless at the mention of him. "It''s nothing. He told me to return his money and that Zayn


    will never marry a divorcée like me."


    "Has he lost his mind?"


    "To be honest, I think he''s been acting strange after the divorce."


    Knock. Knock.


    A knock resounded on the door, interrupting the conversation and drawing their attention. Standing by


    the door was a woman carrying a bouquet while wearing a pair of sunsses and a mask.


    Zoe stared at the unknown woman for a while before recognizing her identity. "Daphne?"


    Daphne took off the mask before closing the door and waving at them. "Hey guys. I''m here to visit."


    She and Zoe had worked together before for a few cover shoots and advertisements. Although they


    were not that close, they could be considered as acquaintances. Even so, she had nothing to do with


    Leanna, which confused Zoe as to why she would visit.


    Daphne arranged the flowers into the vase while exining, "I heard that the designer of Lux Jewelry


    has been hospitalized, so I decided to pay her a visit as I have some free time today. How are you


    feeling?"


    "I''m fine. Thanks." Leanna nodded as she was well-informed of how Daphne had lent a hand for the


    last two rounds of the runwayst night.


    In actuality, Daphne was only doing someone a favor.


    Jonathan spent the whole night racking his brain in order toe up with a solution. Yet, the


    employees, including Leanna, had totally mistaken that Aidan''s feelings were directed to Mia instead of


    Leanna.


    Therefore, Jonathan had to exin the situation to Leanna before leveling with his boss. Otherwise, he


    might be pushed off the building by a furious Aidan from the president''s office.


    Thus, Daphne, who was merely roaming around in thepany before her vacation, became hisst


    strand of hope.


    Given how she would retaliate against Aidan at times, Jonathan reckoned that she and Leanna would


    manage to get along well. Moreover, Leanna would definitely treat her with courtesy due to her


    contributionst night.


    As for Daphne, Aidan''s sudden yet confident statement of how someone was peeking at him in addition


    to the call for helpst night had sessfully piqued her interest. Her purpose of stopping by was to


    simply quench her curiosity.


    "Don''t be such a stranger. My schedule is quite lenient today anyway. By the way, I heard that the


    Pearson Group had chosen the designer as the winner. Did you receive anything?" She grinned.


    Leanna and Zoe were equally baffled by the question.


    Zoe responded first, "Isn''t that bast—President Pearson trying to support Mia with that superficial


    reason? Why would he give it to the designer?"


    "I''m not sure either. I heard it by chance."


    "You must''ve got it wrong. That bast—President Pearson has been offering a lot of benefits to Lux


    Jewelry because of Mia. He''s not that generous."


    "True." Daphne nodded approvingly before saying implicitly, "But he did help Lux Jewelry through


    sending the PR team as help. It''s proof that he''s kind-hearted and he knows how to make up for his


    mistakes."


    Her abrupt assertion had sessfully made both Leanna and Zoe speechless.


    Still, she could not find a better way to put it into implicit words. It was either Jonathan''s way of


    expression was confusing or she was not clever enough to read it between lines.


    ''Let Leanna know that President Pearson is doing all these for her, but do not tter her vanity.'' Is this


    even humannguage? It''s obvious that Aidan is the one sending the message.


    Meanwhile, Leanna kept silent for a moment before veering the subject. "Would you like some


    grapes?"


    No matter what kind of feelings Aidan had for Mia, she was not curious in the slightest as both of them


    were toxic enough to make a good match for themselves.


    Daphne was stunned, but soonprehended her intentions. "Yes."


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    She took a seat and after that, the trio no longer mentioned Aidan and Mia.


    Even though Daphne''s hands were busy shoving the grapes into her mouth, her brain cells were being


    fried as she was trying to find a way to bring up that sensitive topic. Yet, she was not a professional


    negotiator; she did not have the ability to convey the message properly without straining the


    atmosphere.


    Besides, Leanna''s avoidance was not helping at all. Thus, Daphne figured that it would be tactless of


    her to rub salt to the wound as a mere visitor.


    A couple of minutester, a burdened Daphne was full because of the grapes. "I gotta go now. Wishing


    you a speedy recovery."


    Leanna smiled. "Thanks for dropping by."


    Zoe rose from her seat. "I''ll send you off."


    After leaving the room, Daphne could not smother her curiosity any longer. "Does Miss McKinney


    despise President Pearson that much?"


    "Not to that extent, but she doesn''t want to have anything to do with him anymore."


    "That''s understandable, judging by how selfish he can be sometimes. The way he speaks and deals


    with things is always extreme. Anyone with a fragile heart will surely cry after talking to him for two


    seconds."


    Knowing that Daphne would talk bad about Aidan behind his back, Zoe spoke up for Leanna, "Not only


    that, he only has his eyes for money. I''ve never seen someone as thrifty as him. I can''t wait to see his


    son calling another man ''daddy''."


    Daphne was surprised by the sudden news. "Huh?"


    It was not until then did Zoe realize that she had almost let it slip through her tongue at the spur of the


    moment. She tried to gloss it over by adding, "It''s just an analogy. Anyway, karma will find its way to


    him and Mia!"


    At longst, Daphne''s footsteps came to a halt as she attempted to give thest shot to aplish her


    mission once again. "I heard that there''s nothing going on between President Pearson and Mia. She''s


    not the reason to why he''s been favoring Lux Jewelry these days, but—"


    "I know. He''s trying to drive Leanna out of Lux Jewelry, isn''t he? That exins why he''s so eager about


    it." Zoe was serious. Why can''t he just let her go even after the divorce? Ridiculous.


    At that, Daphneughed half-heartedly. Is it such a traumatic experience to be with President Pearson?


    It seems like… the n of dropping by has backfired, though.


    She ryed the disheartening news to Jonathan, who had the urge to jump off the building from the


    president''s office by himself without dirtying Aidan''s hands.


    After a whole thirty minutes, he mustered the courage to knock on the door to the president''s office. He


    reported today''s work before informing very gingerly, "President Pearson, about the Lux Jewelry—"


    "Why do you keep bringing up a coboration from a few years back? If you like that ce that much,


    I''ll be d to receive a resignation letter from you."


    Jonathan zipped his lips immediately. President Pearson is in a bad mood today.


    When the poor Jonathan left the office with careful steps, Aidan ced the pen down and tore the


    paper, which had his name wrongly written on, before crumpling and tossing it into the trash bin.


    Leanna McKinney, do you think that the score is settled after returning the money? How dare you block


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